Hawaii photographer
Meghan and Mike came from California for a destination wedding in Hawaii. A few days before their wedding we set out for a pre wedding surf session on the north shore. I had a lot of fun photographing Meghan and Mike in the water, they are both talented surfers. Check back in a day or so to see photos from their wedding, it was an amazing wedding to photograph.
Urielle & Francois are from Lyon France, and came to hawaii for their honeymoon. I didn’t know this but in france couples do not get engagement pictures. Urielle wanted to get some engagement type photos of her and Francois, so I took them to the North Shore and it was a beautiful day. I love the color of dress that Urielle chose to were, it just pops out against the blue sky and water.
I had a great time photographing Silvia & Matt’s destination wedding at the Royal Kona Resort, located on the ocean in Kona Hawaii. Silvia’s family came all the way from Germany, it was so fun the have the European vibe there and they had so much style. You can just tell from the wedding dress Silvia chose. This is the first time photographing a wedding at the Royal Kona Resort. Its a great location for a wedding in Kona and the sunset was amazing.
It has been very busy these last few months with engagement photo sessions. I had a great time with this couple shooting in and out of the water on the North Shore of Oahu.
I’ve known Rob for over 10 years now. We’re basically brothers. I was so excited to hear he was asking the girl of his dreams to marry him. A few hours before the big moment, he called and asked if I could hide out in some trees and capture his proposal on film. He chose a beautiful beach in Laie to ask Kelley to marry him. It was a beautiful day in Hawaii to get engaged.
She Said Yes!!
And the ring fits!
Celebratory Kiss
I’m Caught!
I’m fully caught.
So stoked she said yes. Praise Heaven.
Congratulations Doug and Becky! I had a great time photographing this gorgeous couple, and I think these pictures really represent who they are. We did the shoot in Doug’s backyard, what an amazing place to live in Hawaii. Doug and I both have hobie cats on this beach and for some of these shoots I was on one catamaran while they were on the other. It was harder to shoot from a moving boat than I thought. I love shooting engagement and wedding photographs on, around or in the water. Thanks Doug and Becky for making my job so fun.
I finally got my film processed from the “Film Is Not Dead” workshop that I attended last November. The work shop was hosted by film photographer Jonathan Canlas. He is a destination wedding photographer based in Utah. The work shop was 4 days and was located in Laie Hawaii. It was nice I didn’t have to travel too far, just about a block. Jonathan had different models for us to photograph. I shot mostly with my Mamiya 645 and a twin reflex I borrowed from a fellow workshop attendee. It was fun shooting film again and to learn from a talented photographer with his own unique style. The images below are from the workshop and straight from the lab with no digital enhancing. I recommend this workshop for any wedding photographer, even if you don’t shoot film.
To see details for the next workshop go to Jonathan’s blog at www.canlasphotography.blogspot.com
Some shots of a few other workshop attendees. Also in town for the workshop was incredible photographer, Seth Smoot (not pictured here) who I knew in New York City- it was extra fun for my wife and I to reconnect with the Smoot’s! You can check his work out at www.sethsmoot.com
I think these two were also attending.
The remainder of the photos below make me think of fun, fresh, simple, carefree Hawaii beach shots.
